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Simple living (also referred to as voluntary simplicity) is a lifestyle characterized by consuming only that which is required to sustain life. Adherents may choose simple living for a variety of personal reasons, such as spirituality, health, increase in 'quality time' for family and friends, reducing their personal ecological footprint, stress reduction, personal taste or frugality. E. F. Schumacher summarized it by saying, "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction." Others cite socio-political goals aligned with the anti-consumerist movement, including conservation, degrowth, social justice, ethnic diversity and sustainable development. According to Duane Elgin, "we can describe voluntary simplicity as a manner of living that is outwardly more simple and inwardly more rich, a way of being in which our most authentic and alive self is brought into direct and conscious contact with living." Simple living as a concept is distinguished from those living in forced poverty, as it is a voluntary lifestyle choice. Although asceticism generally promotes living simply and refraining from luxury and indulgence, not all proponents of voluntary simplicity are ascetics. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Where can I download the PDF...? Q. Where can I download the PDF of Duane Elgin's "Voluntary Simplicity"? Asked by Liz A - Sun Oct 26 18:53:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. onlinetv4free? huh? try this instead: Answered by mel c - Thu Oct 30 13:37:06 2008 What's the best book or documentary out there on Voluntary Simplicity? Q. I'm looking to more towards simpler living. Looking for a good book that will inspire, motivate and hold my attention. A documentary film on the subject would be awesome, too. I'm documenting my own experience here: I'd love to have a good Voluntary Simplicity resource to point people towards. THANKS! Asked by KristenCO - Tue Jan 29 13:28:33 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Watch some of the Treehuggers TV (ignore the internal server error message at start and scroll down) You will love the no impact man. He (and his family) are trying to live a no impact lifestyle for a year And the how to go green guides. Answered by . - Wed Jan 30 10:57:58 2008 What are the chances of voluntary simplicity becoming the dominant lifestyle?
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